Market Insights

Geopolitical risk indicators rising: BlackRock

A current focus is Persian Gulf tensions

By Staff |May 30, 2018

2 min read

Market Insights

Tilting away from cyclicals: Are we there yet?

While no one can predict the market, 80% of respondents to a Richardson GMP survey said they expect the next bear market to take hold within two years, including nearly 30% who said it would occur next year. The survey highlights an important—and inevitable—market event for which investors must prepare. “We do not want to […]

By Staff |May 30, 2018

3 min read

Industry

Rising rates and dividend-paying stocks

Find out why this manager is looking to dividend growers

By Mark Burgess |May 29, 2018

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Loonie could drop to nearly US$0.70 if export woes continue: report

Canada is falling further behind in the race to supply world markets, and if it doesn’t get in the game soon, its dollar could drop to nearly US$0.70 in the next decade, finds a new report from CIBC Capital Markets. Read: Where to capitalize on currency “Since the turn of the millennium, other than in […]

By Staff |May 28, 2018

3 min read

In a market downturn, are defensive stocks really defensive?

As the end of the economic cycle approaches, many investors consider a rotation out of cyclical stocks, like industrials, and into defensive stocks, like healthcare and utilities. But do defensives really live up to their name? In a market report, strategists for Dynamic Funds look at the performance of cyclicals versus defensives, and consider defensives […]

By Staff |May 22, 2018

2 min read

What’s weighing on the loonie

The rise in oil prices hasn’t lifted the loonie, as typically expected. A big part of the reason lies stateside. “The usual positive correlation between oil prices and the exchange rate has not been as strong of late, reflecting both uncertainty around Canadian pipeline capacity (and investment) and the expected increase in U.S. production (and […]

By Staff |May 22, 2018

3 min read

Market Insights

Geopolitical risk indicators rising: BlackRock

Tilting away from cyclicals: Are we there yet?

Rising rates and dividend-paying stocks

Loonie could drop to nearly US$0.70 if export woes continue: report

What’s behind rising bond yields in Canada and U.S.

Where to capitalize on currency

Why financial sector will be strong this year

In a market downturn, are defensive stocks really defensive?

What’s weighing on the loonie

Finding a smoother ride for the cycle’s end